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Gastric band hypnotherapy

There is much talk about this new procedure and how it compares to the surgical Gastric Bypass. I found this article very interesting as it takes you through each step of the procedure what happens before, during, and after.

This article is borrowed from: http://www.hypnotherapy-directory.org.uk/articles/gastric-band.html Heart disease, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes are to name but a few of the conditions which see an increased risk from obesity and being overweight. As the most overweight country currently in Europe, Britain is now looking to alternative methods of weight-loss after experiencing little success with traditional methods such as dieting, healthy eating and exercise. Recently public interest for a procedure known as ‘gastric band’ surgery has increased ten fold after a number of celebrity admissions and much media coverage. The surgery involves placing a restrictive device around the upper part of the stomach which will create a pouch only capable of holding a certain amount of food. This reduced space where food will now go after a meal will fill far more rapidly than the entirety of the stomach, meaning the feeling of fullness will happen much more quickly…

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Heddy Keith M. Ed, CH is a Certified Hypnotherapist with the National Guild of Hypnotists. She is a retired Milwaukee Public Schools Language Arts teacher and founder and president of the Milwaukee Writer’s Circle. Her writing includes: memoir, poetry, and blogs. She is writing her healing memoir, Through it All: The Men I Choose to Love and the Lessons learned.